Visiware, a worldwide publisher of games for pay television, has confirmed the availability of its interactive TV game services on TELUS Satellite TV, one of Canada's leading telecommunication companies, in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. Visiware's game services – including up to 44 daily titles – can be accessed 24/7 via the Game […]
The Asian market for set top boxes (STB) is estimated to have seen over 40 per cent growth in shipments in 2009, according to In-Stat's market estimates. Meanwhile, the European market saw unit shipments slip 11 per cent in 2009. The North American market was up 2.5 per cent, primarily due to a temporary surge […]
During 2009 an average of 8.8 million new broadband subscribers worldwide signed up for service each month. By 2013, In-Stat forecasts that the number of global broadband subscribers will surpass 1 billion. Research by In-Stat found the following: – As of December 2009, there were 578 million worldwide broadband subscribers, an increase of 99 million […]
The Indian government has suspended permission for the launch of new television channels in the country, citing scarcity of spectrum. The ministry of information and broadcasting has suspended fresh permissions for new television channels, affecting the roll out plans of up to 170 channels, applications for which are pending with the ministry. In a communication […]
Sirius XM the now sole satellite radio player in the US, added 257,000 net new subscribers for the fourth quarter 2009 and reported $100 million free cash flow for the full year. Mel Karmazin (CEO) noted that 2009 is the first year ever for Sirius XM to report positive free cash flow for an entire […]
Kudelski Group's Nagravision has secured a Conditional Access System agreement with US digital satellite platform DISH Network. DISH Network recently completed a migration of its more than 14 million subscribers to Nagravision's new generation security technology. The new ten year agreement with Nagravision and NagraStar aligns DISH Network's and Nagravision's interests to optimise the resilience […]
A rough cut of unreleased Boolywood movie 'Tera Kya Hoga Johnny' has surfaced on the Internet, putting the spotlight on a thriving bootleg industry that sees Bollywood lose up to $ 400 million in revenue annually. The film was slated to open in Indian cinemas this summer — but found its way to YouTube this […]
Grass Valley is assisting Latvia State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) to make the switch from analogue to digital transmission by installing an advanced DVB-T network that features encoding, multiplexing, and nationwide distribution technology and systems from Grass Valley. The LVRTC is the technical DVB-T service provider for Lattelecom, the main incumbent Telco organisation in […]
Bridge Technologies and Bratislava-based digital audio and video technology specialist Sunteq have partnered to distribute and support Bridge Technologies’ VideoBRIDGE product range in Slovakia. Sunteq will supply VideoBRIDGE’s award winning IP probes for digital TV monitoring to broadcasters, telcos, and network operators throughout the country, providing the most advanced headend to set-top box monitoring solution […]
About 46.5 per cent or 1.06 million households, receive digital terrestrial television services in Hong Kong according to a December survey, showing the penetration rate has grown more than 40 per cent since the end of 2008. Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Rita Lau said the service take-up rate has been growing steadily and […]